MCP & Plugins Simple

Install a Plugin

Install and use a plugin from the marketplace or load from a local directory

Command

"color:#9CA3AF;font-style:italic"># From marketplace (inside a session):
$ /plugin install @anthropic/code-review
  
"color:#9CA3AF;font-style:italic"># From local directory:
$ "color:#7C5CFC">claude "color:#d97757">--plugin-dir ./my-plugin
  
"color:#9CA3AF;font-style:italic"># Invoke a plugin skill:
$ /code-review:security-check src/auth.ts

Response

Plugin 'code-review' installed successfully.
Available skills:
  /code-review:security-check
  /code-review:perf-check

Parsing Code

059669">">// Plugin skills are always namespaced:
059669">">// /plugin-name:skill-name
059669">">//
059669">">// Two plugins can both define 059669059669">">'lint' without conflict
// /review-tools:lint vs /db-utils:lint

Gotchas

! Plugin skills are namespaced: /plugin-name:skill-name — never bare names

! Use --plugin-dir for development, /plugin install for production

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